New world orders:What Biden means for the rest of us
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New world orders:What Biden means for the rest of us

First he has to replace Trump in the Oval Office. Then Joe Biden must deal with Xi,Putin and the Middle East. Here are the problems the next president should tackle first.

  • byEryk Bagshaw,Bevan Shields,James Massola,Maher Mughrabi,Lia Timson,Chris Zappone andMatt Wade

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Gap between rich and poor grows as dollars flood into Venezuela
Venezuela crisis

Gap between rich and poor grows as dollars flood into Venezuela

The coronavirus pandemic is swelling the gap between rich and poor in Venezuela,where there may be no starker case of inequality.

  • byPatricia Laya andAlex Vasquez
To release gold,British court must first decide who runs Venezuela
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To release gold,British court must first decide who runs Venezuela

The Bank of England is holding $1.4 billion in gold deposits. Who gets to withdraw the riches? That depends.

  • byMarc Jones
Maduro calls on UN members to rally against sanctions on his allies
World politics

Maduro calls on UN members to rally against sanctions on his allies

In a speech he could only have delivered remotely as a trip to New York could have meant arrest,the Venezuelan President called on countries to"defend peace".

  • byLuc Cohen
Venezuela's Maduro says American spy captured near oil refinery
Venezuela crisis

Venezuela's Maduro says American spy captured near oil refinery

The Venezuelan President claims his government has detained a marine who was"captured with specialised weapons,large amounts of dollars and other items."

  • bySarah Kinosian
Damaged Venezuelan oil tanker FSO Nabarima draws international concern
Venezuela crisis

Damaged Venezuelan oil tanker FSO Nabarima draws international concern

Critics say the tanker is just one example of the socialist government’s corruption and mismanagement that has bankrupted the nation's petroleum industry.

  • byJoshua Goodman andScott Smith
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Maduro pardons political prisoners ahead of Venezuelan elections
Venezuela crisis

Maduro pardons political prisoners ahead of Venezuelan elections

"The government is using political prisoners as bargaining chips,"said one Caracas-based political analyst after the announcement.

  • byAlex Vasquez andPatricia Laya
The clothing visionary who refuses to buy fashion magazines
Good Weekend

The clothing visionary who refuses to buy fashion magazines

She's made a fortune from fashion,but what this internet entrepreneur prizes above all else can't be bought.

  • byRichard Askwith
French COVID-19 infections set new post-lockdown daily record
Coronavirus pandemic

French COVID-19 infections set new post-lockdown daily record

The French health ministry reported 2524 new coronavirus infections in a day,a new post-lockdown daily record,as a government spokesman said the country was"at a tipping point".

Ex-Green Berets jailed for 20 years over failed Venezuela coup
Courts

Ex-Green Berets jailed for 20 years over failed Venezuela coup

Lawyers for Americans said they were barred from the secretive jailhouse proceedings in what they consider a violation of their constitutional rights to a defence.

  • byScott Smith andJoshua Goodman
UN warns on killings of citizens in Venezuela
United Nations

UN warns on killings of citizens in Venezuela

Security operations in the country have killed at least 1300 people since the start of the year,UN rights office says.